Galveston, Texas

Right on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Island, Texas offers sunbathing on the beach, swimming in the surf, fishing, fishinguides, boat tours, and fishing tours. Galveston also offers shopping, sight seeing, tourist attractions, seafood restaurants, historic buildings, surfing and more.

Right on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Island, Texas offers sunbathing on the beach, swimming in the surf, fishing, fishinguides, boat tours, and fishing tours. Galveston also offers shopping, sight seeing, tourist attractions, seafood restaurants, historic buildings, surfing and more.

Galveston is one of the most popular tourist places to visit in Texas. Galveston is on an island that is 32 miles long on the upper coast of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico. If you are looking for the perfect place to spend a weekend, a vacation or longer, Galveston Island has a lot to offer in the way of beach activity.

An ideal resort location, Galveston offers miles and miles of beaches, great lodging, wonderful seafood restaurants, shopping, and a semi-tropical climate. Located only 50 miles southeast of Houston, Galveston is an easy getaway for a day or a weekend.

Things to do in Galveston:

• Miles of beach offer perfect swimming and sunbathing
• Take a boating tour or cruise
• Nature watching and photography
• Fishing from the piers, the beach or a fishing charter boat
• Shopping at the local tourist stores
• Dining at the seafood restaurants
• Touring the area on a rented bike
• Strolling along the beach and out on the piers
• Visit historic homes and museums
• Take a carriage ride through Galveston
• Annual FeatherFest in April each year

Tourist Attractions in the Area:

• The Strand Historic Shopping District
• Texas Seaport Museum
• Moody Gardens
• Moody Mansion - 31-room mansion built in 1895.
• Galveston Island State Park
• Seawolf Park - The park is home to tourist attractions, including the WWII submarine the USS Cavalla and one of only three destroyer escorts in the world, the USS Stewart. The remains of the tanker S.S. Selma, the largest concrete ship constructed, can be seen northwest of the park's fishing pier.
• Galveston Railroad Museum
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
• Galveston Island Beaches
• Ocean Star Offshore Energy Center (Oil Drilling Rig and Museum)
• The Grand 1894 Opera House
• Lone Star Flight Museum
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark

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